Versions - Silicon Graphics InfiniteStorage 4000 Series System Upgrade Manual

Installing ALUA
Support for
VMware

Versions

ESX4.1U2,
ESXi5.0, and
Prior Versions
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1. Make sure that the host software on your management station is upgraded to
version 10.83.
2. Use one of the following command sequences to manually add a claim rule to
select VMW_SATP_ALUA to claim any storage array that has its target port
group support (TPGS) bit set.
For ESX4.1, enter the following commands on the command line of the host.
—
Replace <VID> and <PID> with the appropriate vendor ID (LSI) and
Product ID (INF-01-00) strings.
# esxcli nmp satp deleterule -s VMW_SATP_LSI
-V <VID> -M <PID>
# esxcli nmp satp addrule -V <VID> -M <PID>
-c tpgs-off -s VMW_SATP_LSI
For ESXi5.0, enter the following commands on the command line of the
—
host, replacing <VID> and <PID> with the appropriate vendor ID and
Product ID strings:
# esxcli storage nmp satp rule add -s
VMW_SATP_ALUA -V <VID> -M <PID> tags_on
3. Reboot the host.
4. Use one of the following command sequences to verify that the correct claim rule
was added.
For ESX4.1, enter the command # esxcli nmp satp listrules
—
-s VMW_SATP_LSI on the command line of the host and check that the
output for the applicable VID/PID combination shows the Claim
Options with the tpgs_off flag set.
For ESXi5.0, enter the command # esxcli storage nmp satp
—
rule list -s VMW_SATP_ALUAon the command line of the host and
check that the output for the applicable VID/PID combination shows the
Claim Options with the tpgs_off flag set.
5. Upgrade the controllers in the storage array to controller firmware version 7.83
and the corresponding NVSRAM version.
6. From host management client, verify that the host OS type is set to VMWARE.
Starting with host software version 10.83, the VMWARE host type will have the
ALUA and TPGS bits enabled by default.